IC card with board positioning means
US5563771A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K5/0269
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An IC card is provided which can be constructed at low cost and which allows adjustment of circuit board position. The circuit board (30, FIG. 2) has forward and rearward end portions (34, 36) which are mounted directly on forward and rearward connectors (12, 14), without a separate frame to mechanically hold them together. A cover (60) with upper and lower parts (66, 68), is mechanically mounted to the connectors and is coupled to the circuit board only in an electrical ground. Each-connector is mounted to a circuit board end by pegs (90, 92) that lie on laterally opposite sides of the row of connector contacts (46), with each peg being received in a hole (100, 102) of the circuit board. The pegs can be separate parts (270, FIG. 12) that project through holes (254) in the board and into holes (250) in the connector, and washers (262) can lie between the board and each connector at locations adjacent to the pegs.
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